What Happens In Vegas (Miniminter / Calfreezy)

Part 16 - Forget or Fly

You had arrived back at the boys hotel - you weren't scared to ring the door bell this time, after everything that had occurred you didn't think there was anything to be scared about; you'd partied, you'd been with Simon, your scandals had been revealed and your tears and blood were literally spilled there - so what else could happen?

The door opened and there stood Josh in a black Sidemen t-shirt and black jeans, his black on black aesthetic was as real in the heat of Vegas as it was online.
"Hey" you said, reaching out to hug him
"Hello" he said, hugging you back
It was a strange feeling, considering the last time you'd spoken he'd tried to essentially warn you off his friends and you'd acted upon his words, but maybe that's why you called him - he was perhaps the only person who knew the situation well enough but wasn't directly involved, that could give you an idea of what might be in Simon's head, plus he lives with him so you felt maybe he'd know best.
"What do you need?" he asked, as you walked back down the hallway and into a side lounge room off the kitchen
"So our last conversation wasn't exactly my easiest" you said, half smiling, "but it was honest and truthful and I'm kind of stuck and trying to decide what to do with the situation now", youre words sliding out easily, making you seem calm and relaxed, when really your brain was still highly active - analysing every part of Josh's facial expression, every movement he made, hoping that he would have an instant reaction to it all.
"Mmm" he replied "I'm sorry about that, I did what I thought was best at the time..." he said
"At the time?" you questioned, cocking your head to the side
"Mmm" he said again, looking downwards at his hands, "if I could go back now and redo the situation, I wouldn't have said what I did" he replied, pursing his lips together and nodding slightly. You were silent, not sure how to respond or what exactly to say, but after a few seconds of silence Josh continued anyway
"When I saw Simon, after you'd left him at the hospital, he was suddenly not Simon anymore, as weird as that sounds. It was just like his spark had gone...and it had nothing to do with him realising the situation with Cal or any of us... it was purely because of you"
"Oh..." you managed to push out, a feeling jolting in your stomach
Josh looked into your eyes, "See, I've known Simon a long time now and we are very close...and him getting girls has never been an issue, but it's usually on a night out for once and that's that, but I've noticed that he looks you in the eyes when you speak and smiles all the time, which he doesn't usually do with girls...and for him to act the way he did with Cal and at the airport..." he stumbled on his words, "which...errr, JJ filled us in on by the way, hope that's not an issue" he said giving you an awkward look
"No it's fine" you said abruptly, hoping he'd just continue with where he was
"Anyway, that's not normal Simon. So I don't know what advice you want - I can't tell you if you should go, but I can tell you he's different around you" he said
And that was all you needed to know, you blushed and smiled, the tingles returning to your body making you want to jump up and down.
"Thank you Josh" you said, standing up and hugging him as he stood up as well, "I have to go" you said as you grabbed your bag and headed fast paced down the hallway.
"Bye" he said at the door, "hopefully I'll see you again" Josh said
"SanFran first, everything else later" you said laughing while looking back at him over your shoulder as you started to jog down the hallway.

2 hours later and you were back at the airport from this morning, much cleaner, sensible looking and happy - though you could imagine it would have been a far more depressing place if things hadn't worked out earlier and you were flying out from nothing but a memory.
While walking to the gate you grabbed out your phone and texted:
Y/N - Hey, I'll be on my flight in 30, should be there in an hour and a half
Simon - I've been waiting for this text all afternoon, I thought you weren't coming. I've checked my phone every two minutes.
You put it down and were smiling like a fool, this had to be the right choice, it felt right.

"Stay sassy, classy and a little bit bad assy" Y/BF/N said as you arrived at the gate pulling you into a cuddle, "are you sure you want to go?" she said into your ear
"Sometimes you just gotta take the leap of faith" you replied, "...even if it's not the logical choice... Thank you for everything"
"You're welcome! And in that case, stay safe and don't let him walk over you, you are not just a fangirl you are a bad ass bitch, and an incredible woman" she said, kissing you on the cheek and smacking you on the butt as you went to leave entering the tunnel leading you to the plane
"Oh and text me everything! I want all the saucy, naughty 'miniminter' details" she yelled loudly behind you, causing you to blush in embarrassment
"Oh shut up, I'll call you when the next part is decided" you yelled back, waving goodbye until you lost sight of her

You took your seat, the engine started and before you knew it you were flying off into the sky.
One hell of a leap of faith, your brain said
It'll be worth it, you told yourself and you shut your eyes and wished with every ounce of your being that it would be.